【推荐2】“Your beliefs become your thoughts; your thoughts become your words; your words become your actions; your actions become your habits; your habits become your values; your values become your destiny(命运).”

The words above were said by Mohandas Handhi. From these w    1    , we can learn the importance of values. Since values are so important in our life, then what values should we learn so as to live a m    2     life?

Love—By love, it doesn’t necessarily mean romantic love. Instead, it could mean k    3    . There are many ways for us to be kind to others. For example, we can give a h    4     to people who are in trouble, or we can say some encouraging words to t    5     who are sad.

Responsibility(责任)—Responsibility s    6     to be a huge word for middle school students. However, we students should learn to take responsibility for our a    7    . We should not be selfish or think just for o    8    .

Honesty—“Honesty is the best policy,” but in fact how many of us believe that? As we grow up, we find it easier to tell lies. But we should remember that though we may not always be caught, those demons(恶魔) of dishonesty will go with us for the r    9     of our life.

Courage—Courage means we should be willing to admit our mistakes and face the d    10     and challenges without fear.

Let’s keep these values in mind and live a meaningful life.

Many students have problems with building up their vocabulary when they are learning English. Here are some tips you can use to memorize new words more quickly.

Repetition

The usual way of “memorizing” a new word or phrase is t    1     repeating it while it’s still in your mind. However, simply repeating a word may not be enough. It’s better if you see the words at least seven times from different articles you read within a short period. So, read English magazines, newspapers, and websites r    2    .

Do some r    3          

You should distribute (分配) memory work over a period of time rather than do it just once. The new vocabulary introduced in one lesson should be learned again in the next, and then in l    4     lessons.

Use it or lose it

Putting words to use in interesting ways helps add them to your long-term memory. In a study of vocabulary learning, students who made up their own sentences with new words and read themaloud remembered them better. Best of all, students were asked to imagine a picture in their minds to go with a new word. It might help if learners c    5     words with an image.

Mix it up

Let’s face it-learning words can be really boring, b    6     it doesn’t have to be. Thanks to the Internet, there are more interesting ways to get the job done. Try watching videos from English-speaking social media celebrities and c    7     the way they speak. You could even make your own videos and try becoming a star yourself.

In Germany, most children learn to ride their bikes     1     they are quite young. But if they want to ride bikes by themselves on the road, they have to pass a test. The test is quite     2     our driving test.

First, the students must learn about how to ride bikes     3     (safe) on the road. They’ll have about 30 classes. After the classes, the students will have two tests by writing and     4     (answer) questions. Then, they will do some riding practice at school, and more guides     5     (give) by the policemen. At last, the students will have a test on the road. Some policemen will grade the students. If they pass     6     test, they can get a bike license. Then they are ready     7     (ride) on the road!

We know German people are     8     (careful) in the world. We can see this from     9     (they) riding test for the school students. The students can not only learn useful riding     10     (skill), but also they can learn the spirit of the country!

Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for c    1     to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are asked to take children into the great outdoors but parents can’t go t    2    .

W    3     do people like “Survival holidays”? Because they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend lots of time w    4     TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.

Is “Survival holidays” a wonderful i    5    ? Maybe it is. Children n    6     more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, with no adults disturbing them. P    7     care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with their activities that are controlled by adults, b    8     children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge (挑战). Children are not comfortable with danger. Even a small dangerous thing like getting their feet wet or falling down s    9     very terrible to them.

Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still keep what they have learned in their minds. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. O    10     have learned how to work in a team. All these will do a lot to them in their lives.

Different cultures make different families. For example, there are differences     1     the way Chinese and American raise children.

First, Chinese and American families have different attitudes to     2     (independent). Each Chinese child has been considered to be the apple of parents’ eyes. It is not       3     (surprise) to see Chinese parents helping their children with many things. American parents, on the contrary, teach children     4     to do things alone from a very young age.

    5     (two), most Chinese parents often make their children have extra classes, such as piano, drawing, or singing lessons. They want their children to develop in an all-round way and do better than other children. The problem is that their children may not be interested in these classes. American parents try to respect their     6     (child) interests.

Third, there is a difference in the way parents in China and America treat the mistakes     7     they make. When Chinese parents see their children make mistakes, they often get very angry. Some even hit them instead of making them     8     (realize) their mistakes. But many American parents think it is common for peoples     9     (make) mistakes. They help their children deal with mistakes by giving them ideas about how to turn mistakes into learning opportunities.

Families in China and America are quite different, and one way may seem to be better than the other, but it is better to think about     10     the parents fit the family or not instead of talking about which one is wrong or right.